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Today, the Congressional Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Caucus Co-Chairs, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Marc A. Veasey (TX-33), Martha Roby (AL-02), and Michael R. Turner (OH-10), announced record support for the F-35 Program for the second year in the row, with 130 bipartisan signatories for the FY2021 appropriations and authorization letter.

Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Marc A. Veasey (TX-33) condemned the request by the Trump Administration to reprogram $373 million from F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program to fund the Border Wall.

Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after voting for the two Fiscal Year 2020 appropriation packages.

Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the House approval of Defense funding in the National Security Appropriations Minibus (HR 1158).

Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020.

Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) applauded the announcement that Pratt & Whitney was awarded a $5.7 billion contract to produce over 332 F135 propulsion engines powering all three variants of the F-35 Lightning II aircraft.

Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act.

Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) applauded the passage of the FY2020 Defense Appropriations bill that was included in a larger appropriations package. It includes funding for 90 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters (12 more than the President’s Budget request), secures funding to ramp up production of Virginia class submarines, and continues to support our helicopter programs.